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The following is a list of prisons[a] in the Philippines.[1]

List

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Bureau of Corrections national prisons

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Name Location Opened Type Capacity Ref
New Bilibid Prison Muntinlupa, Metro Manila 1940 Prison 6,345 [2]
Correctional Institution for Women Mandaluyong, Metro Manila 1929 Women's prison 1,008 [2]
Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm Puerto Princesa, Palawan 1904 Penal colony 675 [2][3]
Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro 1955 Penal colony 994 [2][4]
San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm Zamboanga City 1870 Penal colony 733 [2][5]
Leyte Regional Prison Abuyog, Leyte 1972 Prison 679 [2][6]
Davao Prison and Penal Farm Panabo, Davao del Norte 1932 Penal colony 1,776 [2][7]

Other prisons

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Name Location Opened Type Capacity Ref
Cebu City Jail Cebu City 1975 Prison 580 [8]
Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center Cebu City Prison 1,600 [9]
Manila City Jail (Old Bilibid Jail) Manila 1866 Prison 1,100 [10][11]
Quezon City Jail Quezon City, Metro Manila Prison 800 [8]
Iloilo Provincial Jail Pototan, Iloilo 2006 Prison 1,200 [12][13]

Former

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Name Location Opened Closed Type Capacity Ref
Iloilo Provincial Jail (Old) Iloilo City 1911 2000s Prison 1000 [12][14]

Notes

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  1. ^ For the sake of this article this includes all types of detention centers by law enforcement agencies, including correctional facilities, jails, and prisons

References

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  1. ^ "FAQs on Philippine Prisons". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g De Leon, Dwight (3 August 2023). "Philippine penal institutions are 421% occupied as of June 2023 – BuCor". Rappler. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm". Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Leyte Regional Prison". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Davao Prison and Penal Farm". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b Macasero, Ryan (26 April 2020). "What you need to know about the Cebu City Jail". Rappler. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Cebu governor brings back 'dancing inmates' show". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ See, Aie Balagtas (23 June 2020). "The Old and New Bilibid Prisons in the Time of Pandemics". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  11. ^ Karishma, Vyas (December 17, 2018). "Locked up: Inside Manila City Jail". Al Jazeera. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Iloilo's century-old jail is PH's important cultural property". Philippine News Agency. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ^ Marzan, Joey (2022-08-25). "Inmates' protest prompts relief of jail warden". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  14. ^ Ducharme, Fergus (January 30, 2015). "Iloilo Provincial Jail, Sights & Sounds of Iloilo". Historic Old Philippines: 8.
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